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Josh Waitzkin

Born

in New York City, The United States

December 04, 1976

Website

http://www.joshwaitzkin.com

Genre

Health, Mind & Body, Nonfiction, Sports

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Joshua Waitzkin is an American chess player, martial arts competitor, and author. As a child, he was recognized as a prodigy, and won the U.S. Junior Chess championship in 1993 and 1994. He is the only person to have won the National Primary, Elementary, Junior High School, High School, U.S. Cadet, and U.S. Junior Closed chess championships in his career. The movie Searching for Bobby Fischer is based on his early life.

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Average rating: 4.04 · 18,603 ratings · 1,362 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Art of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence 4.05 avg rating — 18,361 ratings — published 2007 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World by Timothy Ferriss (Goodreads Author) (Narrator), Kaleo Griffith (Goodreads Author) (Narrator), Ray Porter (Narrator) 4.07 avg rating — 15,430 ratings — published 2017 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Attacking Chess: Aggressive Strategies and Inside Moves from the U.S. Junior Chess Champion by Josh Waitzkin, Fred Waitzkin (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 1995 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chessmaster: Grandmaster Edition by Josh Waitzkin, Larry Christiansen 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The key to pursuing excellence is to embrace an organic, long-term learning process, and not to live in a shell of static, safe mediocrity. Usually, growth comes at the expense of previous comfort or safety.”
― Josh Waitzkin, The Art of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence

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“Growth comes at the point of resistance. We learn by pushing ourselves and finding what really lies at the outer reaches of our abilities.”
― Josh Waitzkin, The Art of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence

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“If I want to be the best, I have to take risks others would avoid, always optimizing the learning potential of the moment and turning adversity to my advantage. That said, there are times when the body needs to heal, but those are ripe opportunities to deepen the mental, technical, internal side of my game. When aiming for the top, your path requires an engaged, searching mind. You have to make obstacles spur you to creative new angles in the learning process. Let setbacks deepen your resolve. You should always come off an injury or a loss better than when you went down.”
― Josh Waitzkin, The Art of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence

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